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Common Dolphinfish
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Common Dolphinfish

Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishCommon Dolphinfish
DutchGoudmakreel
SpanishDorado
Chinese鲯鳅
Scientific nameCoryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758

About this species

The mahi-mahi ( MAH-hee-MAH-hee), common dolphinfish, dolphinfish, dolphin or dorado (Coryphaena hippurus) is a surface-dwelling ray-finned fish found in off-shore temperate, tropical, and subtropical waters worldwide. It is one of two members of the family Coryphaenidae, the other being the pompano dolphinfish. These fish are most commonly found in the waters around the Gulf of Mexico, Costa Rica, Hawaii, and the Indian Ocean. In Italy it is called corifena, lampuga or pesce capone, and has even given its name to the caponata though eggplant has now taken the place of the fish.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilyCoryphaenidae
GenusCoryphaena

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